[jel-uh-see] 
| 1. | jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself. |
| 2. | mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love or aims. |
| 3. | vigilance in maintaining or guarding something. |
| 4. | a jealous feeling, disposition, state, or mood. |
| jeal·ous·y (jěl'ə-sē) n. pl. jeal·ous·ies
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Jealousy
suspicion of a wife's purity, one of the strongest passions (Num. 5:14; Prov. 6:34; Cant. 8:6); also an intense interest for another's honour or prosperity (Ps. 79:5; 1 Cor. 10:22; Zech. 1:14).
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